Oliver

Oliver is probably one of the best things that has ever happened to me. When I got into pharmacy school I knew I wanted to get a dog but definitely not a puppy. When mom helped me move into my very first apartment in Savannah we went and looked at the Savannah Humane Society and an adoption fair at Petsmart but to no avail...I didn't fall in love with any of them. After mom left I spent the night on my couch with the TV on. The next day I drove back to Jacksonville to look at the dogs at Animal Care and Control with my brother and they rest, as they say....is history. Oliver and I have been inseparable ever since.

Great things about Oliver
- ALWAYS happy to see me
- Lets me put sweaters on him (even if they have poinsettias on them)
- Good snuggler
- If he lays at the other end of the couch, I simply pull him next to me to snuggle and he stays!
- When I cry he gives me kisses
- He gives AWESOME looks/glares

OK, so he may not be great at following commands or acknowledging personal space but his face is so adorable that I forgive him almost immediately. I mean, seriously....look at that face!!!

Frick

I thought I would get used to stress. I've juggled projects, commitments, studying, traveling, maintaining relationships for years now...residency is a whole new kind of stress. I don't sleep well, I am almost terrified of become a licensed pharmacist for fear of having to do the final check of meds that will go to a patient right afterwords, I don't have schedule. I need a schedule. I need deadlines, due dates, consistency. Residency thus far, has not afforded me these luxuries. (I do get to stay at the Venetian for FREE in December though) I haven't had any real time off until today since, well... I don't know...during rotation, I'm sure I had a week off. We've gotten some projects lined up but so much of them is still unknown and it drives me crazy! I need to know specifics people , or at least ideas!
I've finished taking my exams and I'll find out if I passed the NC law on Tuesday or Wednesday. I could be a licensed pharmacist in the state of North Carolina on Friday...holy crap!!!!!
Relationships are crazy hard to maintain over distances too. I've mentioned Ryan...we've been together for a whopping 3 months but I'm pretty sure I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him; even my sis thinks so. This week has been hard. I miss him like crazy and I just wish he was here to give me a hug when I get home from work. I still talk to my mom every day, which is amazing. I love my mom. I don't get to talk to my sis everyday though. She's has two kids and it's hard to align our schedules now. I miss her and my nephews terribly. I fear I'm going to miss so much over the next year and that makes me sad. On top of all this, I'm a bridesmaid in one of my best friends, Kyrie's, wedding. They are having her bachelorrette shower next weekend in Amelia Island and I had planned on going until I realized it would cost me between $500-600 for the weekend between plan tickets, boarding ollie and chipping in for the house. I'm crazy sad about it.
So with all this said/ written...any coping ideas? Also...anybody got an extra $600 laying around?